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Rhode
Island
Type of schooling
Public charter
3.1%
1.6%
Other public schools
80.2%
84.4%
Home schooled
.6%
.5%
Nonpublic
16.2%
13.6%
Student eligibility for subsidized-lunch programs
Not eligible
35%
62%
Students from various ethnic backgrounds
African American
23%
8.9%
Asian
2%
3.1%
Hispanic
29%
18.4%
Native American
1%
.7%
White
45%
68.9%
Students receiving ESL or bilingual education services
Non participants
89%
95%
ESE
11%
3.6%
Bilingual
N/A
1.4%
Students receiving special education services
Non-Recipients
84%
82%
Self-Contained
4%
5.7%
General Education w/ Supports
12%
12.3%
Homebound / Hospitalized
.1%
.04%
Student Indicators
Mobility Index
32%
20%
Dropout Rate
22%
11%
Suspension Rate (Elementary)
10.3
4.4
Suspension Rate (Middle)
45.6
41.2
Suspension Rate (High)
67.2
53.1
Suspension Rate (Special Ed)
23.1
59.8
Teacher Indicators
Teachers with Emergency Certification
3%
1%
Percentage of Classes taught by teacher not Highly Qualified
0%
4%
Analysis Paragraphs:
As far as the schools that students in Pawtucket attend, there are few differences in terms of the number that attend private, public, charter ect. from Rhode Island as a whole. However, that is where many of the similarities stop. The percentage of students who are not eligible for reduce priced lunch is 35 in Pawtucket versus 62 in Rhode Island. This reflects an overall poorer population. Ethnic Background is also a point of diversity. The number of African American students (23% in Pawtucket versus 8.9% in Rhode Island). There are also great disparities in other ethnicities, including White (45% vs. 68.9%), and Hispanic (29% vs. 18.4%). There are 11% of students in "gifted" programs versus 3.6% in Rhode Island as a whole, while the number of kids receiving ESL of Bilingual services is relatively similar. Special Education demographics are also about the same when compared with Rhode Islands statistics. Families of students in Pawtucket are more likely to move when compared with the rest of RI. The dropout rate is twice that of Rhode Island's at 22% vs. 11%. The suspension rate is also significantly higher than the rest of Rhode Islands in Elementary, Middle, and High Schools with the exception of Special Education students, which is only 23.1% vs 59.8%. Teachers in Pawtucket more often have emergency certification (3% versus Rhode Islands 1%), while the percentage of classes taught by teachers not highly qualified is 0% compared to Rhode Islands 4%.
Author: Chris Staniszewski
Demographics and Student Indicators
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Analysis Paragraphs:
As far as the schools that students in Pawtucket attend, there are few differences in terms of the number that attend private, public, charter ect. from Rhode Island as a whole. However, that is where many of the similarities stop. The percentage of students who are not eligible for reduce priced lunch is 35 in Pawtucket versus 62 in Rhode Island. This reflects an overall poorer population. Ethnic Background is also a point of diversity. The number of African American students (23% in Pawtucket versus 8.9% in Rhode Island). There are also great disparities in other ethnicities, including White (45% vs. 68.9%), and Hispanic (29% vs. 18.4%). There are 11% of students in "gifted" programs versus 3.6% in Rhode Island as a whole, while the number of kids receiving ESL of Bilingual services is relatively similar. Special Education demographics are also about the same when compared with Rhode Islands statistics. Families of students in Pawtucket are more likely to move when compared with the rest of RI. The dropout rate is twice that of Rhode Island's at 22% vs. 11%. The suspension rate is also significantly higher than the rest of Rhode Islands in Elementary, Middle, and High Schools with the exception of Special Education students, which is only 23.1% vs 59.8%. Teachers in Pawtucket more often have emergency certification (3% versus Rhode Islands 1%), while the percentage of classes taught by teachers not highly qualified is 0% compared to Rhode Islands 4%.